Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: 18 Months, Self-Control, Walter Mischel

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Sarah Stanton

Document Summary

Self-awareness: being aware of yourself as an entity. By around 18 months, they notice the red dot and recognize themselves in the mirror. Self-schema (self-concept): organized bodies of knowledge about the self which influence: (cid:28632)(cid:28609)(cid:28666)(cid:28609)(cid:28595)(cid:28636)(cid:28665)(cid:28595)(cid:28684)(cid:28674)(cid:28680)(cid:28595)(cid:28679)(cid:28667)(cid:28668)(cid:28673)(cid:28670)(cid:28595)(cid:28684)(cid:28674)(cid:28680)"(cid:28677)(cid:28664)(cid:28595)(cid:28660)(cid:28595)(cid:28667)(cid:28660)(cid:28677)(cid:28663)(cid:28595)(cid:28682)(cid:28674)(cid:28677)(cid:28670)(cid:28664)(cid:28677),(cid:28595)(cid:28684)(cid:28674)(cid:28680)"(cid:28671)(cid:28671)(cid:28595)(cid:28667)(cid:28660)(cid:28681)(cid:28664)(cid:28595)(cid:28660)(cid:28673)(cid:28595)(cid:28664)(cid:28660)(cid:28678)(cid:28684)(cid:28595)(cid:28679)(cid:28668)(cid:28672)(cid:28664)(cid:28595)(cid:28671)(cid:28674)(cid:28674)(cid:28670)(cid:28668)(cid:28673)(cid:28666)(cid:28595)(cid:28661)(cid:28660)(cid:28662)(cid:28670)(cid:28595)(cid:28660)(cid:28679)(cid:28595) your life and remembering times you worked hard. High clarity our self-schemas are hold with certainty and perceived to be consistent and stable. Low clarity (self-concept confusion) not having firm knowledge of who we are. Self-concept clarity can be influenced by situational factors. If something major happens in your life, you might start to wonder who you are. Individualistic cultures people tend to have an independent view of the self. Collectivist cultures people tend to have an interdependent view of the self. The self is often determined by thoughts, feelings and behaviours of others view of self is less consistent/stable. Helps to have a trigger reflections, video recording, etc. (cid:28646)(cid:28674)(cid:28672)(cid:28664)(cid:28679)(cid:28668)(cid:28672)(cid:28664)(cid:28678)(cid:28595)(cid:28675)(cid:28664)(cid:28674)(cid:28675)(cid:28671)(cid:28664)(cid:28595)(cid:28660)(cid:28677)(cid:28664)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679)(cid:28595)(cid:28662)(cid:28674)(cid:28673)(cid:28678)(cid:28662)iously aware of the reasons for their thoughts, feelings, and behaviour.